Catherine Connolly will be the 10th President of Ireland, taking over from Michael D Higgins who served the maximum two terms in office. The pair spoke by phone earlier this evening and President Higgins said she would have his full support as she prepared for her inauguration.

THE candidates to become Ireland’s next president have been casting their votes after polling stations opened across the country. The race has boiled down to a head-to-head between Catherine

Who will be Ireland’s “first gentleman” accompanying his wife – either Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys or Independent candidate Catherine Connolly – into Áras an Uachtárain following Friday’s presidential ballot?

Our Dublin correspondent takes a look at the president-elect's campaign and priorities for her seven-year tenure.

PRESIDENTIAL hopefuls Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly have committed to trying to “break down prejudices” and “listen to people who feel disconnected” in anti-immigration movements around

Fine Gael's presidential election candidate Heather Humphreys has called on Fianna Fáil supporters to “lend her a vote”.As polling day on Friday draws ever closer, candidates are racking up the miles trying to secure last-minute votes.

There are two contenders to become the next president, but voters will have a choice of three candidates - Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin, whose withdrawal from the race came too late to have his name removed from the ballot paper.